Datacolor Spyder 4 Studio
Why do you need the Spyder Studio?
Displays render the same image differently:
Calibration tunes your display to a reference
standard and brings color consistency across desktop, laptop, multiple displays, projectors, iPad
and iPhone.
RAW Calibration:
In just one shot the SpyderCUBE can customize white and contrast balance
and other color adjustments using your favorite RAW conversion software. So your images are
captured accurately from the beginning of your workflow.
Prints often do not match display:
Both display and printer calibration are essential to provide
a base for superior print matching. This greatly reduces wasted paper and ink with your printed
output.
Highlight and shadow details are inaccurate when not calibrated:
Control of brightness,
white point and tone response with calibration assure you that your display and prints will match.
Image colors are not true to life:
After calibration, images can be viewed and edited with
confidence.
Photographers, designers and imaging professionals can work confidently on properly colorcalibrated
screen and printer devices and can assert greater control over the color fidelity of their
digital process. Images can be reliably assessed and adjusted on a properly calibrated display
and printer, enabling true-to-life reproduction of image files.
How does Spyder Studio work?
Spyder 4 Elite (Included)
Quick Introduction: The 4 Elite provides the highest level of monitor calibration and is the ultimate display profiling solution that is capable of profiling one or multiple monitors and projectors.
This advanced colorimeter automates and simplifies display calibration. Install the software, attach the Spyder to the USB port and step through the wizard. The sensor measures a series of colors on your screen and creates a "profile" that brings your display to a reference state. At the end, you can compare how the images look before and after calibration.
Spyder 4 Elite features a patented, full-spectrum 7-color sensor that can accurately characterize a variety of wide gamut and normal gamut displays. Spyder 4 Elite software lets you use the same sensor to calibrate your monitor, laptop computer, iPad, iPhone and projector. No other calibrator has this capability. The fourth-generation sensor uses double-shielded filters for longer life and better performance. On average, accuracy is improved by 26% compared to Spyder3.
Spyder Print (Included)
The spectrocolorimeter in SpyderPRINT gives you the ability to create profiles for your printers, inks and papers. Simply install the software, print your choice of targets with your printer and then use the SpyderGuide device to help step you through the easy process to calibrate and build a profile.
The exclusive SpyderProof™ feature provides a series of images to help you evaluate detail and compare it with your images. We designed additional features in our software to make it easy for you to adjust profile settings to get the best possible printed output for your images.
Spyder Cube (Included)
This is a 3-dimensional white and contrast balancing tool. It provides a portable solution for photographers to capture an image with the proper data needed to manage all elements of proper lighting to begin the creative process.
Shooting in RAW mode gives you creative freedom but processing a RAW file is often a long, trial-and-error operation. SpyderCUBE accelerates RAW processing in providing references to set the white balance, exposure, black level and brightness right from the start. Simply take one reference shot with SpyderCUBE under the same light condition, adjust, save as preset and apply to the entire series.
Spyder Studio Features
Spyder 4 Elite
Automated Color & Brightness Calibration
Spyder 4 Elite’s simple, clear and automated process makes it straightforward to calibrate your displays to a reference condition. You can view and edit images with confidence on a display calibrated to show true-to-life colors and luminance adjusted for precise shadow/highlight detail.
Full-spectrum color sensor
Spyder 4 Elite's patented 7-color sensor improves upon colorimeters that use 3-channel RGB sensors. Each Spyder 4 Elite unit is individually tuned in the factory to accurately handle a variety of wide-gamut and normal gamut displays with ease.
Single sensor calibrates all your displays
Spyder 4 Elite works with your laptop, multiple monitors, front projector, television (with paid software upgrade on website), iPad and even iPhone. It works with LCD, LED, OLED, CRT, DLP and other display technologies. You can calibrate multiple displays connected to your computer. Spyder 4 Elite is unique in its ability to calibrate all your display devices to achieve greater consistency.
Improved accuracy and stability
The fourth-generation Spyder 4 Elite has double-shielded color filters for an even closer match to CIE color standards and improved long term stability. Accuracy is increased by an average of
26%.
Fast Re-calibration Assistant
The “ReCAL” feature makes it quick and easy to recalibrate your display to compensate for changes that occur over time.
Adapts display to surrounding light
The lighting around you will affect image contrast and appearance. An additional sensor on the Spyder 4 Elite measures the brightness of the ambient light and adapts the monitor luminance to an appropriate level.
Spyder 4 Elite software options for greater control
For greater control over color management Spyder 4 Elite provides additional features:
- StudioMatch enables visual fine-tuning of studio displays to match the way you see color.
- Built-in presets for video standards such as Cineon, NTSC and PAL.
- Color analysis of your display quality by plotting uniformity, color gamut, and change over
time, tone response and allowing comparison with other displays.
- Calibrate to professional workflow targets with L-Star tone response curve.
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- Iterative grey balance algorithm for the most accurate greys.
- Front projector calibration for color accurate presentations.
Spyder Print
Profiling Speed and Accuracy
The spectrocolorimeter gives you custom profiles in minutes with EZ targets for color and black and white. The SpyderGuide™ device provides convenience in reading the printed targets to help you create profiles easily and accurately.
Intuitive Profiling Software
Usability is improved with the step-by-step process. The program makes it easy to follow the calibration of the targets and help you build a profile.
SpyderProof™
This function gives you a series of carefully selected images to evaluate detail with a photographer’s point of view. This feature is available for each unique printer profile that you create, providing you with a soft-proofing tool that is invaluable in managing your printed output.
Total Control
Advanced controls are included in the Color and Black & White Tinting curves in your Image Editor, which allows you to apply adjustments to the profile rather than to each individual image. The Extended Grays Target allows you to add precision gray and near gray data to profiles, enhancing the quality of tinted and b&w prints.
Extensive Editing Functions
Flexible target options and high patch profiling targets produce "gallery quality prints" in color or black and white. Easily select prebuilt or custom sets of advanced profile settings to produce profiles with specific combinations of highlight and shadow tint, detail and neutrality settings.
Please Note: Spyder Studio builds RGB ICC profiles. Please check with the manufacturer of your laser printer or the developer of your RIP software to determine if your laser printer or RIP is compatible with RGB format ICC profiles.
Spyder Cube
Spyder Cube provides all relevant light information for the RAW adjustments with these features:
Chrome Ball to measure catchlight to analyze overexposed areas.
White Faces to define highlights in relation to catchlight.
Spectrally neutral 18% Grey Faces to measure color temperature and midtones in all lighting conditions.
Black Trap to define absolute black.
Black Face to define shadows in relation to black trap.
Easy to use
Compatible with all RAW converter software.
Essential for RAW processing
But can also be used when processing images in a JPG workflow.
Compact design
Small and handy, it fits in any photo bag
Ideal for location shooting (outdoor or indoor) and studios
What’s Included
- Datacolor Spyder4ELITE™ colorimeter
- Desktop Cradle/Tripod mount
- SpyderPRINT™ Spectrocolorimeter and Base
- SpyderGuide
- 6’ USB cable
- SpyderCUBE with protective pouch
- Spyder4ELITE™ and SpyderPRINT™ Software CD
- Quick Start Guides (in 10 languages)
- Metal case
- 1-year warranty (for countries of the EU, the period is 2 years)
- Free Online Support
Installation Requirements
- Windows XP 32/64, Windows Vista 32/64, Windows 7 32/64
- MacOS X Panther (10.4), Leopard (10.5), Snow Leopard (10.6) and Lion (10.7)
- Color monitor with at least 1024x768 resolution (1024 x 600 netbook option) or frontprojector.
- 24-bit video card
- Powered USB port